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AUBURN HILLS – Updates from the Pistons-Mavericks game:

FINAL

Mavericks 113, Pistons 102 (0:00): The Pistons' loss, combined with wins by Charlotte and Atlanta, leaves them 3 1/2 games out of the last playoff spot in the East. Six Mavs hit double figures, led by Dirk Nowitzki's 24. Josh Smith scored 32 and Greg Monroe had 17 points and 17 rebounds for Detroit, which was outrebounded 50-39. Andre Drummond had five fouls and equaled his season-low three rebounds.

Mavericks 107, Pistons 98 (3:57): Just 16 seconds after re-entering the game following a rest of more than four minutes, Dirk Nowitzki drills a 3-pointer that could be the dagger.

Mavericks 101, Pistons 92 (6:06): Some familiar old faces are leading the Mavs and hurting the Pistons. Dirk Nowitzki, 35, has 22 points. Vince Carter, 37, has 18.

Mavericks 93, Pistons 87 (9:49): Andre Drummond goes to the free-throw line for the first time this quarter. He splits the pair and is 2 of 4 for the game.

THIRD QUARTER

Mavericks 88, Pistons 82 (0:00): Will Bynum, with 12 points and seven assists, helps spur a Detroit rally which closed the gap to as little as four late in the quarter.

Mavericks 75, Pistons 69 (5:13): Josh Smith gets the stop on one end and the dunk at the other, forcing a Dallas timeout. The Pistons' run is 7-0. Smith has 30 points on 13-of-16 shooting.

Mavericks 73, Pistons 60 (8:28): Andre Drummond goes to the bench with four fouls. The Pistons center has one rebound in the game.

SECOND QUARTER

Mavericks 64, Pistons 54 (0:00): The Pistons allow 60-plus points in the first half for the second consecutive night. Dallas shot 54.5 percent from the field, made six 3-pointers, and outrebounded the Pistons 24-15. Josh Smith leads all scorers with 24.

Pistons 14, Mavericks 12 (6:50): Andre Drummond didn't block that shot by Jose Calderon, he caught it out of midair and forwarded it to Josh Smith for a fast-break layup. Timeout Rick Carlisle, who doesn't want this becoming habit.

Pistons 7, Mavericks 7 (9:07): Andre Drummond goes to the line for the first time, fouled by Dirk Nowitzki. He splits the pair after going 0 of 8 Friday.

The ninth-place Pistons are 2½ games behind Atlanta in the bid for the
eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference while the Mavs are eighth
in the West, one game ahead of Memphis.

But while Detroit (23-32) is nine games under .500, the Mavs
(33-23) are 10 games over the break-even mark.
Dallas is also 7-3 in its last 10 games compared to the Pistons' 5-5 mark
and the Mavs have beaten Detroit four straight times, 11 of the last 13 and four of their previous five meetings at The Palace.